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No. 411,424. Patented Sept. 24. 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. OOLBY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COIN-CONTROLLED TESTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,424, dated September 24, 1889.

Application filed August 8, 1888. Serial No. 282,292. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. (DOLBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ghioago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Coin- Controlled TeSting-Machine, of which the fol lowing is a specilication.

My invention relates vto coin-controllcd testing-machines, and has for its object to provide a mechanism whereby the different features may be confined in a singlemachine. In this present machine I have combined the following: arms-length lift, striking-power, iingenpull, kicking-power, high-kicking test, gripping-power. These objects I accomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein@ Figure l is an interior view of the entire machine, part sectional. Fig. 2 is an indicating-dial. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the frame, which contains the indicating-hand, shaft, and the racks and rods which operate it. Fig. 4 is a detail of the finger-pull mechanism. Figs. 5 and 6 are details of the locking mechanism. Fig. 7 is a side view of one of the pinions and racks which operate the indicating-hand. Figs. 8 and 9 are details of the coindorcing button and mechanism.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

ArfmS-Zength left-A is the base, upon which the whole rests. B is the bottom, C O the sides, and D the top of the case. E is a hand-ball supported within the frame E', which latter is secured to the rod E2, which passes downwardly through the machine. This rod is screw-threaded at E1 and enters a sleeve E3, which is pivoted at E(i to the bar E7. The latter is pivoted to the standard E8, which in turn is pivoted to thev base at E9. On the bar E7 is adjustably secured the slide E10 by means of the set-screw E11. To the slide is pivoted the spring-pocket E12, containing the spring E13 and rod E14, which is pivoted below at E15, and has above a head E16 to engage the spring. E17 is a heavy weight pivoted at E18, and provided with an edge E19 to bearupwardly against the bar E7. To the outer end of the bar E7 is pivoted the rod E20, which passes through guides and has secured near its other extremity a sleeve carrying an arm E40, pivoted to the rack-rod E21, which passes through guides and engages the pin-1 ion Ei2 on the indicatorshaft E23. This shaft, with its several pinions, is supported in the frame E26.

Kicking test-F is a leather or deadened ball on the end of the sleeve F', which is adjust-ably secured on the rod F2 by means of the set-screw F3. The rod Fa is firmly secured to the rod F4, which is journaled in the pivoted sleeve F5, and pivoted at the point F6 to the shaft F7. The sleeve FG is pivoted on the link F8, which is itself pivoted to the rod F9. This rod enters the pocket F10 on the side of the case, and is provided with the collar F11 and a spring F12, which bears against such collar and the top of the pocket. The lower end of the rod enters the case and is upwardly turned. Inside the case it has a collar F3? and a sleeve F34, which passes through the,

The sleeve has pivoted to it by a long slot one end of the elbow-lever F35, the lower end of which is connected by a link F3G to the` pivoted elbowdever F11, which connects with the rack-rod F15, which in turn may engage the pinion F15 on the shaft Strik/ng tesa-The shaft FTis supported on the standard G and carries the pinion G, which engages the rack-rod G2. ters the pocket G3, and carries the collar 4 G1, and has the spring G5, which bears against said collar and the top of the pocket and surrounds the rod. At the lower end of this rod is secured the arm G, which is pivoted to the rod G7, which carries the sleeve G20, elastic ally supported by the spring G21. On the sleeve is the arm G22, connected with the rackrod G8, which may engage the pinion G9 on the shaft Grip test-Pivoted in the side of the case are the grippingtcngs composed of the pieces J J pivoted together and carrying between their inner extremities the spring J 2. To the inner extremity of each is pivoted the link J 3, the two said links being pivoted together and secured to au arc-shaped sliding piece J 4. This latter is secured on the slide-rods J 5 J 5.

This rod en- IOO On the outer side of the arcshaped piece J 1 is pivoted the link J 7, which is pivoted to the bellcrank lever J B, which is pivoted to the rod J9. On the latter isa sleeve J 2, downwardly is secured the sleeve R20, having the arm R5,

from which rises the rack-rod R7, which engages the pinion R0. The sleeve is supported by the spring R21, and passes through suitable guides.

Unlocking mechanism for all testa-S S are a series of pivot-stops limited in their motions by the iixed stops S S, and carrying each a frame S2 S2, provided with a gravityslide S3 S5, and'having the rod S1 S1, Which passes through the elbow-lever S5, and carries each a nut S0 to engage the upper side of such lever. The lever S5is pivoted vat S7, and has an arm and roller S5 projecting into the slot in the side of the coinway S0. lnto this coinway, to which the coin passes, projects the lug S10 of the pivoted pendant S11 on the push S12,

which contains the coin-slot S12. The coinway opens into the coin-receptacle S11 below.

It will be observed that each of the rackrods passes upward through the frame E20, and-each of them is curved or cut away at a certain point opposite one of the rollers T T, which rollers act on the curved portions to force the rods into engagement with the pinions at certain points in the vertical movement of such rack-rods, so that such rack-rods are not in contact with their respective pinions when the curved portion is opposite the roller. At such times the rack-rods are normally held away from their lpinions by the spiral springs T T. The pinions F10, J10, R5, G0, and E22 are secured on and turn with shaft E22.

Pivoted to the lever S5 is the link U, pivoted in turn to the elbowcrank-lever U', which is connected by a link U2 with the elbow cranklever U5, which bears upon a lug U1, on the rod U5, which connects with one of the frames S2, and this system of rods is to communicate motion from rod S5 to such frame.

X is a coin.

Y is the indicating-hand, which moves on the dial Z and is secured on the outer extremity of the shaft E22.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: A coin having been inserted in the coin way or slide S9 through the slot S12, the push S12 is then forced inwardly, whereby the lug S10, bearing against the coin, forces it through such slide, and in passing through such slide it bears against the roller S8 and rocks the elbow crank-lever S5 on its pivot S7. This lever in rising engages 'the nuts S0 on the rods S1, and also lifts the link U, and thus by means of the levers U and U3 and the link U2 lowers the rod U5. Thus the pivoted dogs S are all turned on their pivots, so that the points of such dogs are away from the top of the sleeves and the gravity-weights S3 fall into the position shown in Fig. 5. The operation in the case of the pivoted dog connected with the rod U5 is different, for this dog is inverted, but the effect is the same. Now if the armslift test is to be made the hand-ball E and rod E2 will be lifted up thus the bar E7 will be lifted against the retracting force of the spring E10, and the rod E20 will be raised, and the spiral spring about it will cause the sleeve on such rod to move upward with the rod. Now as the arm E1 is attached t-o this sleeve it rises also, and by means of the anti-friction roller T, against which its curved back rests, it is soon brought into contact with the pinion E22, where its further motion causes the same to rotate and the hand Y to indicate on the dial the amount lifted. lf this action should take place before the coin is introduced and the lever S5 elevated to raise the rods S1, the power exerted would act against the spiral spring about the rod E20 and would not move its sleeve, and hence would not make any indication. As the rod E20 ascends, its upper end encounters the end of the frame S2, as indicated in Fig. 5, and tips it into the position shown in Fig. 6, so that when the ball E is released it settles back by the action of the retracting-spring E13 and draws the rod E20 down until the point of the dog S engages the upper edge of the sleeve to lock against any further motion.

Should the user desire to test the lingerpull R, he will draw the rod R5 upwardly against the spring which encircles it, and in like manner elevate the sleeve R20, arm R0, and the rack-rod R7, connected therewith, so that the shaft E23 is again rotated to indicate upon the dial the amount pulled. The lockingand unlocking mechanism operates as last above described.

The ball F is capable of a swinging motion along the side of the case, as is evident from an inspection of Fig. l and the description thereof, wherein the shaft F1 and its connected bar F5 are described as being journaled in their bearings. In like manner, when the ball F has been knocked along one side, so as to swing the arm F2 and cause the arm F1 to rotate in its bearings, the pinion G will rotate and lift the rack-rod G2, thus racking upward the sleeve G20, the arm G22, and the rack-rod G5, and causing the shaft E23 to rotate. The locking and unlocking mechanism operates as in the last preceding case.

For a kicking-power test, the ball Fis lowered, if a strong kick is desired,orraised and set by the screw-set F3 if a high kick is to be made. In either case, the ball is kicked directly upward, and inasmuch as the rod F1 is pivoted to the shaft F7 it will move on such pivot and rise, carrying with it the rod F0, and thus, as in the preceding cases, raising the sleeve F21.

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This action rocks the elbow-crank lever F35, and by means of the link F36 also rocks the elbow crank-lever F14, drawing down the rackrod F15 and rotating the pinion F16 and the shaft E23, and moving the indicating-hand on the dial. The striking-power is tested as the kicking-power on the ball F.

Vhen the grip is to be registered, the pieces J J are clamped `together by the hand, thus bringing the pivoted ends of the links J 3 together and forcing inwardly the are J l along its guides. This moves the rod J 7, racks the elbow crank-lever J8, and draws the rod J 9, sleeve J 2, arm .122, and rack-rod J 23 upwardly to rotate the pinion J1() and the shaft E23. The locking and unlocking mechanism operates similar to the others.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a testing-machine, the combination of a series of testing apparatuses terminating each within the casein a rod, a series of springsupported sleeves, one on each of said rods, a series of pivoted dogs Whose points normally lie in the paths of such sleeves, and a coincontrolled releasing-lever which moves all of such dogs and clears the paths for such sleeves.

2. In a coin-controlled testing-machine, the combination of tWo pivoted hand-pieces with a slide and links from the inner termini of such pieces to the slide, a reciprocating rackrod and connections from such slide to such rod, so that the movement of the former imparts movement to the latter, and an indicating-hand, shaft, and pinion, which latter may mesh with the rackerod, substantially as and for the purpose described.

EDWARD J. COLBY Witnesses:

FRANC M. IRELAND, CELESTE P. CHAPMAN. 

